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One drawing book entitled The Youth's New Drawing Book, Containing Progressive Information on Sketching and Drawing Landscape Scenery, &c. Designed for Self Instruction, or the Use of Teachers, published by C.P. Huestis, New York, 1844. This drawing book is 24 pages in length, and contains 11 numbered woodcut illustrations, labeled as plates. As stated in the preface, "the author has endeavoured to place within reach of ingenious young artists, ... all requisite information to attain a practical knowledge of the art." The focus of this book is on teaching the student to make a "correct drawing"; the lessons instruct on perspective, proportion, outline and form. Some of the illustrations include: a large house, a cow, and several views. "Vincent L. Dill, Stereotyper" is printed on the verso of the title page. The front cover bears the same image as Plate V, with the title superimposed on the image. The final page and the back cover are duplicate publisher's advertisements.
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One drawing book entitled The New Progressive Drawing Book, Containing Lithographic Sketches, and Drawings of Landscape Scenery, Designed for Self Instruction, published by C.P. Huestis, New York, 1847. This drawing book is 24 unnumbered pages in length and contains lithograph images only (no text). There are several different images per page, some of which are landscapes and seascapes. Title and publication information on the front cover are within a simple frame ornamented by acorns. The insides of the front and back covers are blank, and the back cover is a publisher's advertisement from C.P. Huestis. "35-" (price) is written in ms. in the upper right-hand corner of the front cover.
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One drawing book entitled The New Progressive Drawing Book, Containing Lithographic Sketches, and Drawings of Landscape Scenery: Designed for Self Instruction, published by C. P. Huestis, New York, 1844. The drawing book is comprised of 12 unnumbered plates of lithograph images of landscapes and scenes, all of which are unsigned. The title and publication information on the front cover are within a plain double ruled frame; the back cover is illustrated. The insides of the front and back covers are blank. A black ink ownership stamp of R. Palmer Po[s]t is stamped on the recto of the first leaf.
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